The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-06-30
Jake Sharp.

New YORK, June 9.-Thirty-fourtb
and last day of the Sharp trial dawned
bright and clear. The aged defendant
shuffied into court at one door as Judge
Barratt came in the other. He APP
peared much more feeble than usual,
walking with great difficulty to his
place. A delay of ten minutes was oc-
casioned at the request of Mr.. Steckney
before he commenced to sum up. When
Steckney's address was ended an ad-
journment until p. m. was had.
After recess, Colonel Fellows, for
the State, addressed the jury, review
ing the case and the evidence at great
length. After he closed, Judge Barratt
proceeded to charge the jury. He began
by saying this was the first time in the
history of our jurisprudence when a
man had been made to face giving
bribe. Both to give and receive brides
were. crimes. The court gave the law
on bribery and went en- to say the
only direct evidence that money had
been given was that one DeLacy
had given money. Eis not necessary
that the person charged gave the money
with his own hand. DeIaoey is the
fountain head, and all who are proven
to be connected near to or far away
from the fountain head are guilty. De-
Lacey received the money from Rich
mond and Richmond, sgain from Sharp.
Then Sharp is guilty If Sharp had a
guilty knowledge, and aided or abetted
IN any way, then he is guilty.
Judge Barratt believed it had
been clearly shown that Fullgraff
was bribed. If the jury believed
DeLacey bribed him with $4,000, then
the jury must ask who bribed DeLacey.
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the matter was as guilty as DeLacey.
The Judge reviewed the contributory
evidence of Sharpis lobby work at Al
bany to get the railroad bill passed, and
having succeeded, at once set to work
to get the Broadway franchise. The
court added: His anxiety caused him
to do anything to Illustrate his
opponents in obtaining the benefits
of his efforts. This was Sharp's
motive He had spent a lifetime
in the hope of material reward. He
was ready to do anything to obtain
that reward. This was matter of life
and death of the Seventh Avenue
road, and as a director he had motive,
while he was to have been personally
rewarded in bonds which were
to be guaranteed" The ju &c then
took up the story OF the issuance of
$4,000 worth of bonds and tbs DISPOSE
of the money, which had been fully
recounted in the past evidence. He
told the jury that if they had
evidence and believed that Kerr &
Foshay used this as a corruption
fund, without the knowledge of Sharp.
they should acquit Sharp. There is
abundant evidence that there were falsi-
fed entries by Sharp himself. The jury
must determine whether Sharp had
connection with fixing" the FL
derman, or whether his use
of that expression was an in
nocent one. The judge further
instructed the jury that they must not
be influenced by the prisoners age or
infirmity, nor by the fact that he did
not take the stand in his own defense.
The jury then retired, and after an
absence of thirteen minutes, returned a
verdict OF guilty, with a recommends
ton TO the court for mercy. The aged
pr 81 ne. 5 head dropped. He was re-
moved to jail. Sentence will be passed
July 18th. The penalty is not more
than ten years of labor or a fine of
S. 600, or both. A new trial will be
asked.
a verdict was reached on the first
ballot. AS Sharp stepped to the walk on
his arrival at the Jail he said, Boys,
now its all over. III tell you that l
never gave one penny to Alderman
Fullyraff, or any other alderman. and
had no hand in bribing the aldermen"
With this the old man seemed to break
down.